Windows

Mainly going to use this for personal notes. This is a checklist I made for a post windows install. I would say, on average, a fresh Windows wipe every 6 to 9 months keeps everything in tip-top shape.

1. Install Revi or Atlas Playbook
2. Configure Fonts
3. Setup Password Manager: EnPass
4. Auto-Login: Skip Password Screen
5. Install Apps
   • Ungoogled Chrome
   • ShareX + import settings
   • Telegram / Signal
   • AHK
   • Dropbox
   • Aerial
   • Spotify
   • SmoothScroll and SmoothScroll Addon

Install Playbook

Just pick one, you can't go wrong with either. I think Atlas is more more popular, but Revi is ~8% better. Both are amazing, and will create a much better and more private Windows experience.

• Revi
• Atlas

Configure Fonts

When you access the web or use your PC you want everything to look beautiful. This all starts with a proper font loadout. So you should customize your browser fonts, your system fonts and everywhere else. I think this is why Apple computers had some good mainstream success. I have a huge monitor, I like using 20px as a base font size, MAYBE 18px but I don't want to squint my way into the 90s and baseline 14px and gradually increase. 125% zoom isn't bad either… 😏

• In browser, chrome://settings/fonts configure:
  • Standard font = Segoe UI
  • Serif font = EB Garamond
  • Sans-serif font = Segoe UI
  • Fixed-width font = IMB Plex Mono
• Install Apple fonts on Windows (even though they are not optimized for everything it's nice to have them

Auto-Login: Skip Password Screen

HOWTO: Skip Windows 11 login, go straight to desktop

1. Open Command Prompt as administrator and run command to enable the older netplwiz functionality
2. reg ADD "HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\PasswordLess\Device" /v DevicePasswordLessBuildVersion /t REG_DWORD /d 0 /f
3. WIN + R and paste netplwiz and select user account
4. Uncheck “Users must enter a user name and password to use this computer”
5. Apply, Reboot, Done.

Additional wake-from-sleep configuration

• WIN + I to launch into settings than nav to Accounts > Sign-in options
• Turn off “Only require Windows Hello sign-in” if enabled
• NEVER = Additional Settings > If you've been away, when should Windows require you to sign in again?

Setup Password Manager: EnPass

If you download the Windows Store version, I found that i performs better than the legacy/classic .exe install. Especially noticeable with auto password input prefill.

• EnPass Desktop or EnPass Store and EnPass Browser
• Go into your options and make sure you are syncing locally, or with dropbox or whatever